diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_library.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_library.rs
index 02c67ce9c..ae043d329 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_library.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_library.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fn filter_label_and_labels_together_chip() {
     // nothing passes both: the chip names both constraints
     s.execute("library.filter", &json!({"label": "red", "labels": ["yellow", "green"]})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(s.visible_cloned().len(), 0);
-    assert_eq!(chip(&s).label, "Label: Red and Yellow or Green");
+    assert_eq!(chip(&s).label, "Label: Red and (Yellow or Green)");
     s.execute("library.filter", &chip(&s).clear).unwrap();
     assert_eq!((s.filter.label, s.filter.labels.len()), (None, 0));
 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/view.rs b/crates/engine/src/view.rs
index f4e94a2d6..dbfb0fade 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/view.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/view.rs
@@ -164,8 +164,13 @@ pub fn filter_chips(f: &Filter, cat: &Catalog) -> Vec<FilterChip> {
     if let Some(shown) = f.labels_shown() {
         let or = |ls: &[lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel]| ls.iter().map(|l| cat.label_name(*l)).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" or ");
         // empty: `label` and `labels` exclude each other, so name both constraints
-        let names =
-            if shown.is_empty() { format!("{} and {}", f.label.map(|l| cat.label_name(l)).unwrap_or_default(), or(&f.labels)) } else { or(&shown) };
+        let names = if shown.is_empty() {
+            // parenthesised when plural, so "Red and Yellow or Green" cannot read as "(Red and Yellow) or Green"
+            let plural = if f.labels.len() > 1 { format!("({})", or(&f.labels)) } else { or(&f.labels) };
+            format!("{} and {plural}", f.label.map(|l| cat.label_name(l)).unwrap_or_default())
+        } else {
+            or(&shown)
+        };
         add(format!("Label: {names}"), json!({"label": Null, "labels": []}));
     }
     if let Some(k) = f.kind {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
index 2d08109e6..ac6bd7f6b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
@@ -1115,6 +1115,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(filter_label(&both, &app.session.catalog), "Farbmarkierung: Rot");
         let both = lightcraft_catalog::Filter { labels: vec![lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel::Blue], ..both };
         assert_eq!(filter_label(&both, &app.session.catalog), "Farbmarkierung: Rot und Blau");
+        let both = lightcraft_catalog::Filter { labels: vec![lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel::Blue, lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel::Green], ..both };
+        assert_eq!(filter_label(&both, &app.session.catalog), "Farbmarkierung: Rot und (Blau oder Grün)");
         let filter = lightcraft_catalog::Filter {
             labels: vec![lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel::Red, lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel::Blue],
             ..Default::default()
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/chips.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/chips.rs
index 449f643a1..e6945db01 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/chips.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/chips.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ pub(crate) fn display_label(chip: &FilterChip, filter: &lightcraft_catalog::Filt
         let name = |label: &lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel| crate::i18n::color_label(catalog, *label);
         let or = |labels: &[lightcraft_catalog::ColorLabel]| labels.iter().map(name).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(&format!(" {} ", tr("or")));
         let names = if shown.is_empty() {
-            format!("{} {} {}", filter.label.as_ref().map(name).unwrap_or_default(), tr("and"), or(&filter.labels))
+            let plural = if filter.labels.len() > 1 { format!("({})", or(&filter.labels)) } else { or(&filter.labels) };
+            format!("{} {} {plural}", filter.label.as_ref().map(name).unwrap_or_default(), tr("and"))
         } else {
             or(&shown)
         };